Taking power in 2011 with the help of French military intervention, 83-year-old President Alassane Ouattara is attempting to grab office for a fourth term by barring both main contestants from running ...

The Ivorian president announced at the end of July that he would run for a fourth term, while the main opposition leaders, ...

The Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire-African Democratic Rally's candidate, Tidjane Thiam, has been barred from taking part ...

Ivory Coast’s PDCI-RDA and Gbagbo’s PPACI rally after exclusion from election, fuelling unrest fears as Ouattara seeks fourth ...

There had been hopes that Alassane Ouattara, Ivory Coast’s 83-year-old president, might make good on his promise to step down ...

Stand-off in a country with long history of poll violence fuels concern over future of star west African economy ...